# NHTSA recall 01V157000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V157000
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Reported: 2001\-05\-03
- Owners notified: 2001\-05\-01
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 70000

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  SULFUR IN FUEL INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN ADDITIVES FOUND IN WIDELY AVAILABLE GASOLINE CAUSING SULFUR TO BECOME DEPOSITED ON THE CONTACT POINTS OF THREE FUEL SENDING UNITS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK.  THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ FULL WHILE THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT IN FACT BE FULL OR COULD BE EMPTY.


## What can happen

RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS AND REPLACE THEM WITH FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS USING A NEW ALLOY COMPOSED OF GOLD, SILVER, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF NICKEL, WHICH WILL NOT CHEMICALLY REACT WITH SULFUR.   VW/AUDI WILL ALSO CALL BACK VEHICLES THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL LAST JUNE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE UPDATED FUEL SENDING UNITS NHTSA 00V137/AUDI LB\).   OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 1, 2001.  OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1\-866\-892\-2834.


## Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-14 to 2000\-11\-15.
- [1999 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/1999/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-14 to 2000\-11\-15.
- [2000 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2000/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-14 to 2000\-11\-15.
- [2001 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2001/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-14 to 2000\-11\-15.
- [2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-09\-01 to 2000\-12\-29.
- [2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-09\-01 to 2000\-12\-29.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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